§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security if he will make a statement on the rights of women to a pension from their husband's former employer if the husband divorces his wife before retirement age.
§ Miss WiddecombeUnder the present law, the courts have powers to take account of occupational pension rights in divorce settlements. The Pensions Management Institute currently has a working party looking at all aspects of occupational pensions and divorce with the aim of producing a report in March 1993. When that report is published we will give careful consideration to its recommendations.